Flight to Hawaii...

I took lots of pictures with my phone on the way to Hawaii! Flying with 3 little ones is tricky and takes a LOT of planning and patience, but it's very possible and even more rewarding! Our kids are learning not only patience, but the concept of waiting in lines, and overall how things work outside our home and school. We had numerous people on both flights tell us how well behaved our kids are...YES!! Success! They made us soooo sooo proud! The kids were so cute in their seats. We have 2 ipads so 1 for each kiddo, plus books, crayons, and a few cars for Presto and we're set!

Phia and Presto fell in love with Mary Poppins and the Curious George movies on this trip! They watched them on ipad over and over and over!! It's key to have NEW things for them to watch on a plane ride!

Phia was so great at keeping track of her own rolling backpack. She had it all packed a week before the trip with a pillow and blankey for the plane and lots of books!

Bentley spent most of the flight snuggled up with Daddy and Daddy enjoyed a nice adult beverage! Win win!

The only time B was unhappy on the way there is when we were taking off. He was drinking a bottle but we still thing the pressure hurt his little ears. Otherwise, he looked like this!

And Presto's beloved "bunky" of course made it on the plane!!

The Petchenick's sat right in front of us!! 6 kids three and under...lots of fun!!

Sophia was in heaven sitting next to her Nana!

So proud of this man. Such an amazing daddy. He's king of the baby bjorn and has carried all of our kids around in it sporting a smile on his face!

Brady, Blake, and Phia with their rolling suitcases:)

After a long flight...Phia and Presto took a snooze on the way to the resort! They were such good sleepers in Hawaii:)

Our handsome Hawaiian navigator!

Phia's Prince...

Phia's favorite thing to say at bedtime is "goodnight Daddy my Prince" and tonight she said "Mommy when I get bigger I want to wear your wedding dress and get married to Daddy". Such sweet sentiment:) Phia, Daddy will always be your Prince!!

Bentley's 6 month stats!

We cannot believe our little B is 6 months old!! He's turned into quite the giggly/smiley bear. He still super loves Sophia and all the ways she entertains him. He's also very close to sitting up and loves playing with anything and everything he can get his hands on. We started him on solids in Hawaii and he gobbled them right up(just like his big brother did!). He has special "rice cereal" made by neocate which is the same brand of formula he's on. We started mixing it with bananas and he can't get enough!! At his 6 month appointment he weighed in at: 18lbs 2oz(70th percentile and 2 oz less than Presto) and is 27 1/4th" long(75th percentile)...he's gonna be a TALL boy!! We just love our little sunshine and the fact that he's sleeping a solid 12 hours helps us out tremendously!!! Thanks baby B:) Since he turned 6 months just a few days before Hawaii I thought I'd include some shots of our big boy enjoying our vacation!! First time in the pool...and he loved it!!

Presto making B giggle by the pool!!

Hawaii bath smiles...

B spent a lot of his time in Hawaii bouncing away in the living room(shhh he's rockin' Presto's beloved hat...don't tell)!

Such a sweet sweet face...this is his "I just woke up " face:)

And more of Presto making his brother smile:)

Mommy/Bentley time on our lanai...some of my favorite moments of the whole trip!!

First foooood!! YUMMERS!

Rockin' his first Maui shirt:)

"God's Creatures"

This morning at Phia's trike-a-thon Nana killed an ant on the sidewalk so Phia could sit down and Phia yelled "DON'T NANA...THOSE ARE GOD'S CREATURES!!!". What do you say to that? She's such a thoughtful 3 year old. One of her classmates fell on his bike and she was so worried and tried to cheer him up. We're so proud of your thoughtfulness and empathy for others Miss Phia. You make us so happy!!

Sibling fun

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Last Friday we got home from work and Leyla had made a big fruit salad for Presto and Phia. They were sitting in the backyard with Bentley right next to them enjoying each other's company with big smiles on their faces. Leyla snapped the cutest pictures of them. After a long work week, it's so refreshing to come home to clean, happy, children!

Easter Sunday

What an awesome, fun, candy filled, day surrounded by family and good friends! Nonno made italian sausage and peppers, Nana made an awesome bunny cake, and we baked spinach clafoutis(basically a souffle), breakfast potatoes, 2 different kinds of bacon and of course mimosas for all! I filled 125 plastic eggs by hand with candy for the egg hunt. We had 7 little ones four and under so I wanted to make sure there was enough for all:)
Sophia loves her Nana so much!

All dressed up for Church

The Easter Bunny knocks on the door and drops off the kids baskets each year. This year was such a whirlwind I could barely snap pictures!!

Presto had a very deep love for cars and the Easter bunny knew this;)

A glimpse a Preston's chocolate treat

Nonno fed Bentley his bottles on Easter. So sweet to watch.

Eggies

Nana and B

Mama and her sweet bear. I just love his expression:)

Cousins chatting and snacking:)

Our sweet baby girl is not so much a baby anymore...

The spread!

Our Easter table(always mommy's favorite thing to decorate!)

Grandma Tees giving little B some love

Cousins

This little guy is pure love

Easter egg hunt time!!



Presto wanted to open each egg as he found them...

Miss Phia mid hunt

Blake and Presto:)

So adorable AND delicious! Thank you Nana!

Little bunny cookies courtesy of Grandma Tees. They went very well with my birds nest sugar cookies:)

Emily hugs!
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Presto giving Carter love(not sure if Carter is stoked about it)

Emily hugs!
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Presto giving Carter love(not sure if Carter is stoked about it)

We tried so hard to get a picture of the whole group...they were to excited about all their candy:)